Does Michigan make it too hard for college students to vote? Some say yes
EAST LANSING - Young adults are less likely to vote than their elders.
In Michigan, it's a lot less.
Michigan has the largest voter turnout gap of any state in the country between the overall population and 18-to-24-year-olds, more than 26 percentage points.
That's according to Jonathan Rodden, a Stanford political science professor who submitted a 60-page report in support of a lawsuit filed by Democratic students at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan against Secretary of State Ruth Johnson.
Among his conclusions: "Electoral participation and registration rates are extremely low in the vicinity of Michigan's colleges and universities."
Read more: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/10/04/michigan-voters-turnout-college-students-voting-register/1290815002/
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